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Allen Oliver

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Allen Oliver
Personal information
Date of birth (1924-09-08) 8 September 1924 (age 100)
Place of birth Blyth, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Crofton Colliery Welfare ? (?)
1947–1950 Derby County 16 (2)
1950–1944 Stockport County 139 (29)
1954–1958 Gateshead 146 (36)
1958–19?? Ashington ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Allen Oliver (born 8 September 1924) is an English retired footballer who played as a winger.

Oliver started his career with non-league Crofton Colliery Welfare before joining Derby County in 1947. He scored 2 goals in 17 appearances in total for Derby County before joining Stockport County in 1950, where he went on to score 32 goals in 151 league and cup games. Oliver moved on to Gateshead in 1954, making 153 league and cup appearances and scoring 37 goals in 4 years at the club. Oliver then moved to non-league Ashington in 1958.

Sources

  • "allfootballers.com". Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  • "Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database". Retrieved 1 January 2010.